Pocket-window



E. H. LUNKEN.

POCKET WINDOW.

APPLICATION men APR. 28. l9l9.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

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EDMUND I-I. LUN KEN, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO;

POCKET-WINDOW.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDBIUND I-I. LUNKEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of I-Iamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket-Windows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to pocket windows of the type wherein the sashes or sash may be entirely removed from the window opening, more particularly by sliding them into an overhead pocket.

It has as its object the provision of means for obviating the unsightliness necessarily incident to the use of pocket windows.

In a house equipped with pocket windows particularly where the sashes are counterbalanced and slide into an overhead pocket, it can be readily imagined what an untidy and unsightly appearance would result from a series of windows having their frames, some of them entirely open like holes in the Wall, others one quarter closed by sashes in the upper end of theopening and still others with the sashes arranged as is usual in a closed window. Even if all of the window frames were entirely open the effect would be that of a series of gaping holes which would be very unsatisfactory, particularly in a residence. Not only this, but when screens are absent from the window opening there is considerable danger of the per sons falling out of the opening as there would be nothing to grasp except the sides of the frame.

According to my invention I provide for the upper half of each window, an exterior grille or grating made up to imitate in appearance the muntins of a sticked or leaded sash. By which means I obtain a uniform exterior appearance for every window independent to a large degree of the position of the sash therein and provide for the residencethat satisfactory architectural appearance for which leaded and sticked sashes are used. In addition I provide a safety hold which can be grasped by the occupant of a room to avoid falling out of the window.

By constructing this device after the pat- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented De 30, 1919 Application filed April 28, 1919.

Serial No. 293,115.

dow opening were closed off by a grille the appearance would be decidedly unnatural and the tendency would be to remind the observer of a jail or other place of confinement. Furthermore, as will be noted I locate my device quite close to the sashes thereby further carrying out the imitation of the well known sticked or leaded sash window and relieving the monotony of the appearance of plain glass windows without interfering with the possibility of washing the glass unhampered by intervening strips ofwood or metal.

My objects and advantages, as will be further apparent below, I accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of residence showing my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through a pocket window.

Fig. 3 is an outside elevation showing my device in place.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the mounting piece.

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of the means for mounting the grille.

Fig. 6 is an elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a like view showing the catch for holding down the grille.

In Fig. 2 is shown a pocket window having sashes 1 and 2, pocket 3 and frame 4. I provide a grille 5 preferably made up of metal strips mounted in a frame 6. In the instance shown the grille is made to imitate a sticked sash although as shown it could also in smaller embodiments, be made to imitate a leaded sash.

In every instance, however, the grille is the size of an upper sash only, the reason for this having been already pointed out. In mounting my device I prefer to suspend it from the top as this enables me to bring it quite close to the upper sash of the win dow. I preferably screw a pair of plates 8 one on each side at the upper corner of the sash frame, just outside of the exterior sash or screen guide 9. These plates are provided with pins 10 and the lateral frame members 5 are provided with L slots 11 whereby the frame may be suspended on the pins 10.

On the guide rail 9, I mount plates 12 having pivoted hooks 13.thereon limited in movement by pins 14, these hooks acting as gravity automatic catches for the lower members of frame 5.

The main reason for hinging or suspending the device is because it is mounted so close to the upper sash of the window, that to reach up on the outside beyond the middle of the window would be impossible without swinging it out of the way. The device is readily removable and it should be noted that the owner of a residence could quite easily replace his grilles with ones of a difierent design, thereby modifying the appearance of his house at small expense. He could change, for example, from six stick to eight stick, or to leaded glass appearance by merely providing himself with a new set of grilles.

No particular insistence is made on the details of construction set forth above, the main point of my invention being the provision of a means for imitating a sticked or leaded upper section of a window, for use in connection with windows wherein the frame opening may be left entirely open, or only filled one quarter the way. Expressed in another way, it lies in the supplying of a means for rendering uniform the exterior of a set of pocket windows by placing a permanent imitation of an upper sash in close proximity to the window frame, in the location ordinarily taken care of by an up per sash.

In hinged sash windows the presence of the imitation upper sash would be valuable when the window is entirely open, but when the window was closed it would have a very peculiar and undesirable appearance, since it would he obviously in a position where its imitative function could have no value. In windows of the usual sliding sash type, there would be no necessity for the imitative grille, since the upper sash itself could be sticked or leaded. In windows having but one sash, unless they were exceptionally large, and the sash could assume positions substantially removed from the window opening, there would again be no necessity for the imitative grille, which in no case should cover the entire window opening, for reasons heretofore given. The grille could well be used for windows having laterally sliding sashes, which move into a lateral wall pocket, since in closed position such windows present the appearance of a normal window and when withdrawn would be entirely out of the window opening, leaving the undesirable blank to which I have referred above.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

1. The combination with a window having a frame and sliding sash or sashes and a pocket for said sash or sashes, of a means to imitate the appearance of an upper sash comprising a grating mounted on the outside of the window adjacent the position of an upper sash, said grating covering the upper part only of the window.

2. The combination with a window having a frame and sliding sash or sashes and a pocket for said sash or sashes, of a means to imitate the appearance of an upper sash comprising a grating mounted on the outside of the window adjacent the position of an upper sash, said grating covering the upper part only of the window and being constructed to imitate in appearance a sticked or leaded window sash.

3. The combination with a window having a frame and sliding sash or sashes, and a pocket for said sash or sashes, of a means to imitate the appearance of an upper sash comprising a grating hingedly mounted on the outside of the window and extending down to substantially the center of the window, said grating being constructed to imitate a sticked or leaded sash.

a. The combination with a window having a frame and sliding sashes and a pocket for said sashes at one end of the frame, of a means to imitate the appearance of an upper sash comprising a grating shaped to present the appearance of a sticked or lead ed sash, means for suspending said grating hingedly from the top of the window opening adjacent the sash therein, and said grating being of a length to reach down to approximately the meeting line of the sash rails of the window, when the window is closed.

5. The combination with a window having a frame and sliding sash or sashes, and a pocket for said sash or sashes, of a means to imitate the appearance of an upper sash comprising a removable grating mounted on the outside of the window adjacent the position of an upper sash, said grating covering the upper part only of the window.

EDMUND n. LUNKEN. 

